Yeah there is kinda a small riot at cedar village they ripped out the stop sign again. When I got home to Virginia ave someone a couple houses down had lit a fire in the street and ten minutes later people came out and added another couch. Cops/Firefighters showed up not quite sure what legal action will come of it.

Just about every major sports championship is accompanied by burning stuff, no matter what school. I know Cedar Village had a massive fire after the basketball team won the NCAA championship back in 2000 lost to Duke in the 1999 Final Four.

For reference HERE'S a time lapse video of downtown Chapel Hill after UNC beat us for the 2009 NCAA championship.

No, its just MSU students being fucktards. I don't understand why people think random Arson is cool. It costs the city money every time one of these idiots starts a fire. Of course, you can't expect College aged people to give a damn about the community they live in.

Not suprised. Turned on the news this morning to see that my point was proven.

There are several immature people in this very thread that dont think any of this is wrong. I couldnt even sleep last night because of the fumes blowing in through the window. Fuck the Police? Excuse them for doing their jobs! Those firefighters suited up and used expensive equipment to contain the bullshit you all thought was so awesome.

I love this school, but it seems like a lot of its students still have middle school mentality.

Because your immaturity is embarrassing to this university. It's because of people like you that when people hear "Michigan State", many of them think about riots instead of the great academics and athletics that MSU should be known for.

The biggest riots were actually when we lost in the Final Four. People burned couches, and now it's kind of a tradition after big sports games - good or bad. Also noteworthy, Michigan bastards love making fun of it.

I took the pic like 3 minutes before I posted it. There are couches burning all over the place tonight and I've been hearing fire trucks for the last half hour. This one was on a side road in the neighborhood by the bars.

While I share some of your sentiments. The property damage amount does not reflect how much was paid in sending out the firetrucks every 10 seconds, maintaining an extra police force, preparing the riot squad.

Want to burn your own couch in your own backyard while drinking some beer (assuming you're over 21), go right ahead. Want to burn a couch in the middle of the street while drunk and underage, that's illegal on a couple fronts. Just because we won a championship doesn't mean that all laws go out the window.

And to your second point, this is still an institute of higher learning. Some of are paying good money to get an education, not to party. It is the weekend before finals, which some of us care about.

There's a difference between "a little crazy" and vandalism/arson. Going a little crazy would be having a bonfire in a backyard (which you are more than welcome to throw a couch into), drinking a couple extra beers, playing some music, and partying. And if you read my comment before grabbing your pitchfork and donning your douche hat, you would see that I was completely ok with that kind of reaction.

But for a football game to be an excuse for a bunch of people to tear down street signs, burn public property, and assault police officers is just a ludicrous assertion.

But some people do pay more money and care more about their classes and finals. In state vs. out of state tuition. Scholarships vs. student loans. Parents' money/college savings vs. student loans. Not everyone is taking the same hit to the pocketbook.

And you're also trying to equate the people who skip class to play CoD or because they're hung over to the ones who spend a couple hours each week at the library in September, not just after Thanksgiving break. I can assure you that there is a different level of care. I'm sure that last night's festivities included both of those types of people and various levels in between, but to assume that everyone cares about finals equally just isn't true.

It seems that way. I realized it when he chided me for going to bed instead of being outside burning couches. I DID celebrate last night...without damaging property. After that, I took my ass to sleep because ive been studying all week.

This kid really shows where his priorities lie. He sounds like hes incredibly immature. Congrats on burning couches with the rest, just know that you are part of a disturbing "tradition" at MSU that casts us in a negative light.

Ill put a little faith in you, however. I think you might be a freshman or a sophmore which means you still have time to grow the fuck up.